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Para archery athlete Ken Swagumilang during a training session in Surakarta, Central Java, on October 11, 2023. (ANTARA/HO-NPC Indonesia/Agung Wahyudi) - 

VOInews, Jakarta : Five Indonesian archery athletes have successfully qualified for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France, the Indonesian National Paralympic Committee (NPC) informed in Jakarta on Tuesday (12/3).

Vice secretary-general of the Indonesian NPC, Rima Ferdianto, told Antara news agency that the athletes comprise three male and two female athletes.

Ferdianto added that the male athletes had accomplished notable feats at the Pilsen 2023 World Archery Para Championships in the Czech Republic.

Furthermore, he said the Indonesian archery team will be represented by Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly, who clinched a gold in the women's compound number at the Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament for the 2024 Paralympics in Bangkok, Thailand, in November last year.

Another female is Wahyu Retno Wulandari, who claimed gold in the women's doubles at the 2022 Asian Para Games.

Ferdianto informed that the Indonesian NPC set a target of taking 27 athletes from 10 sports to the Paris Paralympics, scheduled from August 28 to September 8. They expected the Indonesian contingent to win two gold medals//Antara-VOI